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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28555

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769

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Top rankedMaysville Elementary542^nd of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Silverdale Elementary up 33 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 28555 contains two public elementary schools — Silverdale Elementary in Onslow County Schools and Maysville Elementary in Jones County Schools — with no middle or high schools listed within the ZIP itself. Silverdale Elementary is the larger school, enrolling 648 students in grades K-5, while Maysville Elementary enrolls 121 students in grades PK-5. Both schools have improved their state rankings considerably since the 2023-2024 school year.

Maysville Elementary is the higher-performing school overall. It ranked 542nd out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools (64th percentile) for 2025-2026, while Silverdale Elementary ranked 715th (52nd percentile). Across all reported EOG tests, Maysville averages about 66.1% proficiency, compared with 59.2% at Silverdale and a state average of roughly 61.0% — a notable result given that 97.5% of Maysville students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. The two schools show contrasting reading patterns: 3rd-grade reading is Maysville's weakest score at 47.4%, but its 4th- and 5th-grade reading both reach 73.3%; Silverdale is strongest in 3rd-grade reading at 67.1% but drops to 49.2% by 5th grade. Silverdale posts the ZIP's single highest score, with 74.6% proficient in 5th-grade science, well above the state average of 67.7%.

Both schools outperform their home districts: Maysville sits 26 percentile points above Jones County Schools, while Silverdale sits 7 points above Onslow County Schools. Chronic absenteeism is lower than the state average of 24.2% at both schools — 18.9% at Silverdale and 21.7% at Maysville. Maysville also has a lower student-teacher ratio (11.8 vs. 15.8) and higher per-pupil spending ($13,869 vs. $10,721, based on 2018-2019 data), though its small enrollment means that a difference of just a few students can shift proficiency rates noticeably. Because there are no middle or high schools in the ZIP, families in 28555 will need to look outside the immediate area for secondary options within their respective districts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maysville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	814 Sixth Street	Maysville	28555	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 743-3631	121	10	11.8	97.5%	54 (44.6%)	34 (28.1%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.7%)	62.5	542^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	63.7%		62.7	518^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.2%	24	68.4	66.7	73.3	47.4	73.3	73.3	60.0	$13,869	$1,462	$12,406
Silverdale Elementary	Public	K-5	841 Smith Road	Maysville	28555	Jones County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-5146	648	41	15.8	46.6%	343 (52.9%)	89 (13.7%)	125 (19.3%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (12.5%)	51	715^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.1%		49.6	748^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.8%	33	60.5	54.4	52.5	67.1	56.1	49.2	74.6	$10,721	$787	$9,933
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2221 Belgrade Swansboro Road	Maysville	28555	Jones County	Onslow County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(910) 326-5150	0																		(n/a)	46.2	49.0	52.3	43.0	52.0	57.0	64.0

Cities Near Zip Code 28555

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maysville	1.23 mi	3	180^th
Jacksonville	6.15 mi	26	311^th
Swansboro	10.95 mi	4	96^th
Pollocksville	11.3 mi	1	144^th
Hubert	12.65 mi	1	85^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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